Kill-A-Watt Confusion

[MoreBloodWine]

I was looking to get a killawatt and the different models are mind raping me.

I don't need anything too expensive with bells n whistles coming out the ass. I just need something I can use for about 5 minutes or so to measure the kWh of some BTC stuff to calculate it's 24/7 operating costs.

I want to basically find something that can handle equipment with room to spare so I don't go plug something in one day and burn out the meter.

I do notice a lot of people keep their killawatts plugged in all the time and this intrigues me. Why do this when you only need the measurement once of a single item ? I mean, if somethings running a 1000W or w/e I doubt it's kwh is going to fluctuate any if it's on 24/7.

[dddbtc]

I was looking to get a killawatt and the different models are mind raping me.

I don't need anything too expensive with bells n whistles coming out the ass. I just need something I can use for about 5 minutes or so to measure the kWh of some BTC stuff to calculate it's 24/7 operating costs.

I want to basically find something that can handle equipment with room to spare so I don't go plug something in one day and burn out the meter.

I do notice a lot of people keep their killawatts plugged in all the time and this intrigues me. Why do this when you only need the measurement once of a single item ? I mean, if somethings running a 1000W or w/e I doubt it's kwh is going to fluctuate any if it's on 24/7.

This model has never let me down.  Supports up to 15AMP, has surge protection, etc. Have a 3xGPU rig, multiple ASICs, multiple FPGAs, four monitors, a 50" TV, and two fans hooked up to it.

http://www.quickship.com/P3-P4330-Kill-A-Watt-PS-10-Electric-Power-Strip

[MoreBloodWine]

I was looking to get a killawatt and the different models are mind raping me.

I don't need anything too expensive with bells n whistles coming out the ass. I just need something I can use for about 5 minutes or so to measure the kWh of some BTC stuff to calculate it's 24/7 operating costs.

I want to basically find something that can handle equipment with room to spare so I don't go plug something in one day and burn out the meter.

I do notice a lot of people keep their killawatts plugged in all the time and this intrigues me. Why do this when you only need the measurement once of a single item ? I mean, if somethings running a 1000W or w/e I doubt it's kwh is going to fluctuate any if it's on 24/7.

This model has never let me down.  Supports up to 15AMP, has surge protection, etc. Have a 3xGPU rig, multiple ASICs, multiple FPGAs, four monitors, a 50" TV, and two fans hooked up to it.

http://www.quickship.com/P3-P4330-Kill-A-Watt-PS-10-Electric-Power-Strip

I saw hat but was more leaning towards the small cheaper units, that strips like $65 if I recall.

[daddyfatsax]

http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391487672&sr=8-1&keywords=kill+a+watt

$19.88 at Amazon. I have this one and it works great.

[HellDiverUK]

I do notice a lot of people keep their killawatts plugged in all the time and this intrigues me. Why do this when you only need the measurement once of a single item ? I mean, if somethings running a 1000W or w/e I doubt it's kwh is going to fluctuate any if it's on 24/7.

I can tell by the power use if all my miners are actually mining.  I can also tell, more or less, which one has stopped working by how much power isn't being drawn.   It's a very quick way of telling if my miners are all mining without having to fire up the PC or laptop or whatever and check.  If everything is running, I know it'll be drawing 800W.  If it's only drawing 650W then I know the ASICMiners have stopped.  If it's drawing 700W then I can almost be sure the Jalapenos have freaked, etc, etc.

I just use a generic Chinese meter, but it's good enough that it can tell me how much it's costing me to run my miners - I just put in the cost of a kWh and it shows cost on the screen.  

Edit: This is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/Weanas-Energy-Voltage-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00DTMQ1S6/ - only with UK plug, obviously.

[roy7]

This model has never let me down.  Supports up to 15AMP, has surge protection, etc. Have a 3xGPU rig, multiple ASICs, multiple FPGAs, four monitors, a 50" TV, and two fans hooked up to it.

http://www.quickship.com/P3-P4330-Kill-A-Watt-PS-10-Electric-Power-Strip

Hey thanks for this, I might buy one. Think it's reasonable to plug a UPS into it? Or better to buy a bigger/better UPS with kill-o-watt info display built into it?

Got my first antminer arriving in 1-2 days so want to start paying more attention to power usage.

The geek in me is finding it hard to resist this:

http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Watt-Wireless-Display-Sensor/dp/B00HEL9U2W/ref=sr_1_11?s=lamps-light&ie=UTF8&qid=1392179560&sr=1-11